Visual Art

Cary Leibowitz Text, sound, satire, and a shitload of dry, misanthropic humor. NY art elite Cary Leibowitz hates you, maybe; he’s probably a better minimalist artist, anyway. faggy faggy boom boom: extra sassy. Soundvision, 825 NW Everett #108, 238-7007, Through Dec Curtis Phillips Fieldwork exhibits landscape paintings of “color fields.” It is very tempting to […]

THURSDAY, November 28 GO-GO–The real black sheep spend familial holidays like Thanksgiving imbibing and watching dancers in a bar. In keeping with the celebration of poor taste born of alienation, Lucy’s Fur’s Exotica Go-Go features “Go-Go Indians” dressed in beaded tassels and headdresses, as well as DJ Gregarious’ mix of appropriately American cuts. Like Springsteen! […]

Abstract/Representational Group Show Oils rule, with some mixed media and acrylics. Gail Jordan, Miriam Badyrka, Juergen Eckstein, and eight others. Talisman, 1476 NE Alberta, 284-8800, Opens Nov 29 Handmade Bazaar starring Pampas, The Dying Ember, The Intima It’s about time somebody gives ups to the longshoremen, and people who spend their lives at sea. A […]

THURSDAY, November 21 AUTOGRAPH–Hey! You like getting autographs of famous people, right? Well, here’s your chance to get the John Hancock of one of America’s premiere smartasses, Politically Incorrect‘s Bill Maher. And while he would be a jerk not to sign your baseball bat, he would probably be even happier to autograph your new copy […]

Chrystaei Branchaw Photographs of The Epoxies, Portland’s duct-tape havin’ new wave cosmonauts, in Branchaw’s Stop Looking at Me. You really couldn’t ask for subjects more alive. Fellini’s, 125 NW 6th, 243-2120, Through December Georgette Hancock This woman is a survivor, escaping Nazis in Budapest, Communists in Hungary, and… New York City. She went on to […]

THURSDAY, November 14 MUSIC–You might think Andrew W.K. is a chump, and you might think Coors is a shitty Republican beer and that Andrew is just riding the gravy train until it runs out of gas. Probably all true, but he’s a great dancer, and does a fabulous, energy-filled stage show, not to mention his […]

Amanda Dunbar As seen on Oprah, NBC, and People Magazine, go see if the 19-year-old artist is really such hot shit. Lawrence Gallery, 221 NW 10th, Through Nov Flying: Practical Training for Intermediates PICA continues on the transportation tip by following Walk Ways with Luca Buvoli’s exploration of unassisted human flight. The installation features sculpture, […]